Was the emperor finally going to make his move?
At this moment, no one was more excited than Cheng Yaojin.
The absence of war for the past two years had tortured his bones to the point of rusting.
"Your Majesty, I … this old general is willing to lead my men …"
"Forget it!"
Li Shimin waved his hand.
"This time, it's not about who has the bigger fist that will win this war. This is a war without gunpowder!"
Li Shimin thought for a moment and said, "Since you want to fight, then I order you to immediately arrange for your subordinates to secretly mobilize fifty thousand elite troops, and You Province to mobilize fifty thousand as well. Both sides will attack the south. At the same time, join forces with the other prefectures to transfer their elite troops, and immediately hide in Jiannan Road!"
"Why?"
Cheng Yaojin scratched his head, a little confused.
On the other hand, Wei Zheng and the others were deep in thought.
Li Shimin was not angry. If Cheng Yaojin could understand these things from these words, he would not be Cheng Yaojin. Then, Li Shimin would have to give Cheng Yaojin a plaque.
"Yaojin, can't you see this? Zhenla came because he was pressured by Tubo and India! "
"Three hundred thousand soldiers using King Zhenla as a hostage to transport goods. You really didn't think of anything?"
Li Shimin asked patiently.
Cheng Yaojin sniffled, unmoved.
Li Shimin felt like playing the lute to a pig.
"Why did King Zhenla come to Chang 'an? I ask you."
"I know that. He's here to deliver goods. This guy is greedy!"
Cheng Yaojin patted his chest and said disdainfully.
Li Shimin asked again, "Then what kind of business do you think needs the emperor of a country to personally escort it? What do you think if Khan Xieli comes to Chang 'an? "
When Cheng Yaojin heard this, his eyeballs almost popped out.
"So, this bastard is thinking of sending his entire army to Chang 'an, and then if there's even the slightest hint of something wrong, he'll start an uprising? Motherf * cker, Lao Tzu is going to tear him apart right now! "
Cheng Yaojin was furious.
Zhangsun Wuji hurriedly stopped Cheng Yaojin and said, "Old Hei, slow down. This matter still needs Shang Zhui. Don't be impulsive. Listen to His Majesty's arrangements!"
"What kind of arrangement is there? They're already bullying us, I can't tolerate it! "
Cheng Yaojin stiffened his neck, his face flushed red.
Li Shimin was also angry. He scolded, "Old Hei, be quiet. Otherwise, I will throw you in jail!"
Hearing this, Cheng Yaojin shrunk his neck, snorted a few times, and said no more.
Li Shimin seemed to be plotting, but also seemed to be talking to himself.
"This time, King Zhenla actually came for three reasons. The first is to ensure his safety!"
"Why?"
Everyone was confused.
Li Shimin waved his hand, motioning for everyone to be quiet.
"This matter is actually not hard to imagine. Tubo often robbed Zhenla, and so did India. Zhenla could only swallow their anger. Didn't Wei Zheng say it just now? Tubo people entered Zhenla from the dense forest outside Jiannan Road, and then King Zhenla came to the Tang Dynasty. Do you believe that King Zhenla came after receiving a message from Crown Prince Zhenla? “
"Wrong!"
"Because, think about it, there's actually no poisonous salt or seafood that we need in the goods this time. It's just their ordinary goods! Think about it carefully. What do these goods look like? "
Wei Zheng's eyes were filled with shock.
"Like fleeing?"
Li Shimin nodded.
At this moment, everyone was finally overwhelmed with shock.
Fleeing!
How could they send out all their troops? Could it be that they wanted to take the opportunity to act when they were seeking protection?
However, with such a small number of troops and a long journey, they were not familiar with the battlefield. What kind of combat power could they have?
There were also many old, weak, women, and children among them. It was more like they were fleeing.
Could it be …
They were afraid of some kind of threat, so they were preparing to flee to the Tang Dynasty?
When they thought of this, everyone was not stupid. They instantly understood the cause and effect of the matter.
Tubo's intentions were really vicious!
Poor King Zhenla. When he arrived in Chang 'an, there were people from Tubo watching him. He did not dare to say anything!
Therefore, he could only use himself as a hostage. Instead of saying that he lived in the East Palace, it was better to say that he requested to be placed under house arrest.
Their intention …
"Now, do you all understand?"
"This is only one of the reasons. The second reason is that they can use this to test the real situation of the Tang Dynasty. I lost the first time!"
"When Zhenla's army of three hundred thousand entered the Tang Dynasty, I did not notice anything, nor did I realize anything else. This has already caused Tubo and the other countries to have the intention to make their next move!"
"If I had taken a tougher stance back then, I might have been able to stop them from entering the Tang Dynasty. Then, Tubo's plan would have been delayed and would not have exploded so quickly."
"The third reason is the most vicious place in Tubo. You all have heard that Longyou and Youzhou have lost a lot of Turkic troops. Why is that? Coupled with the abnormal situation in Jiannan Circuit, now you all know why I deployed so many troops there, right? "
Li Shimin looked at Cheng Yaojin as he said the last sentence.
At this moment, if Cheng Yaojin still did not understand, he would really be a pig.
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